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60-year Castro era ends in Cuba as new president takes the oath of office
Cuba’s National Assembly has elected Miguel Diaz-Canel as the new president on Thursday in an historic moment which brought an end to the Castro era. Outgoing president Raul Castro confirmed… -
The super chefs of Cuenca prepare vegan and vegetarian dishes as well as standard fare
Editor’s note: This is the second in a two-part series on vegan and vegetarian dining in Cuenca. Here, Cuenca chefs Giovanni Cambizaca and Yasu Umet talk about their culinary development… -
Ecuador and Colombia tighten noose on drug cartel; ‘El Guacho’ is in the crosshairs
Joint military and police operations by Ecuador and Colombia against drug traffickers are producing dramatic results. Launched last weekend, following the murders of three Ecuadorian journalists, more than 100 suspects… -
Vegan fine dining comes of age in Cuenca
Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series on vegan and vegetarian dining in Cuenca. Tomorrow: Cuenca’s vegan super chefs. Text and photos by John Keeble It was… -
Ecuador may join the Pacific trade alliance
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos announced on Monday that the Pacific Alliance plans to add new members and Ecuador may be interested in joining. The alliance is a trade organization… -
What drives us to write
Editor’s note: Writers on Writers in an on-going series in which Cuenca expat writers interview each other about their their work. Here, Lee Polevoi and Jean McCord talk about why they… -
Venezuelan congress begins impeachment proceedings against Maduro but it may not matter
The Venezuelan National Assembly approved preliminary impeachment proceedings against Nicolás Maduro with 105 votes in favor (and 2 against), citing enough evidence linking him to acts of corruption regarding the… -
A tree grows in Baltimore … and in Cuenca
Have you ever seen something that caused your common sense to question your vision? I remember, while working in Baltimore, driving along a street near the downtown area. There was… -
Ecuadorian couple kidnapped by drug traffickers near Colombian border
Only days after a three journalists were murdered by drug traffickers, an Ecuadorian couple has been taken hostage near the Colombian border. It is unclear whether the abduction took place… -
Drug gang refuses to turn over bodies of murdered journalists; Capture of ‘El Guacho’ is priority, Ecuador and Colombia say
The Óliver Sinisterra Front issued a statement Monday saying it has stopped efforts to return the bodies of three Ecuadorian journalists. The front, which controls drug production and trafficking operations… -
Is Cuenca beautiful? (Part 2)
By Gil Castle This is the second article in a two-part series. The first article posited that beautiful cities can be analyzed using 15 categories of civic beauty. The 15… -
Correa supporters who call Moreno a ‘cripple’ get blow-back from human rights groups
Supporters of former president Rafael Correa are being blasted by disability and human rights organizations for referring to President Lenin Moreno as a “cripple.” During an April 10 protest march… -
Is Cuenca beautiful?
By Gil Castle While “beauty is in the eye of the beholder” (as Plato was the first to say), we can nonetheless answer the question fairly objectively. Beautiful cities can…